Providing 'the bigger picture': benefits and feasibility of integrating remote monitoring from smartphones into the electronic health record.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To establish the acceptability and feasibility of collecting daily patient-generated health data (PGHD) using smartphones and integrating PGHD into the electronic health record, using the example of RA.

Methods

The Remote Monitoring of RA smartphone app was co-designed with patients, clinicians and researchers using qualitative semi-structured interviews and focus groups, including selection of question sets for symptoms and disease impact. PGHD were integrated into the electronic health record of one hospital and available in graphical form during consultations. Acceptability and feasibility were assessed with 20 RA patients and two clinicians over 3 months. A qualitative evaluation included semi-structured interviews with patients and clinicians before and after

SUBMITTER: Austin L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7223265 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature